Every summer, the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training offers a number of professional development and renewal through the arts programs open to the greater Waldorf community and the public. If you would like to receive our newsletter with news and updates on our upcoming programs and events, please fill out the form on our Contact page.
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Rejuvenation Courses for Practicing Teachers
Public Arts Courses
Summer Program 2025
Each year, we invite lead presenters to share insights on a theme of current relevance for teachers in Waldorf schools. In addition, our team of experienced teachers will share their knowledge with each grades track, ensuring you receive a wide range of perspectives and practical support. Over the course of the week, an understanding of the essential developmental motifs and learning intentions for each grade will be built to anchor you in your year.
In-person on the beautiful Marin Waldorf School campus in San rafael, CA
Professional Development Courses for Practicing Teachers
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Early Childhood Teacher Rejuvenation
June 22-26
Bathing in the Spring of Inspiration
With Noelle Thompson and Kate Hammond
Noelle Thompson has been teaching for over 30 years in “alternative” schools where honoring the whole child and nurturing lifelong learners aligns closely with her personal values. Since 2008, she has been teaching in Early Childhood at Live Oak Waldorf School.
Kate Hammond is a Waldorf graduate and has taught early childhood and grades for over 30 years. She is a parent coach, an adult educator, and a Spacial Dynamics® trainer. Kate is the author of Why Be Screen Free?
Cost: $450
Grades 1-5 Teacher Rejuvenation
June 15-19
The Waldorf Teacher’s Journey: Becoming Your Authentic Self in the Classroom
With Jack Petrash
Jack Petrash worked at the Washington Waldorf School for over forty years where he taught four classes from first grade to eighth and mentored and trained teachers. He was the co-founder and director of the Nova Institute and the author of understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out, Navigating the Terrain of Childhood, and Turning Lead into Gold: The Transformative Alchemy of Waldorf Teaching. His TEDx talk, Preparing Children for the Journey, has been viewed worldwide.
Cost: $450
Grades 6-8 Teacher Rejuvenation
June 22-26
Guiding the Middle School Student Through Beauty into Knowledge
Warren Lee Cohen Warren just graduated his second eighth grade class from Toronto Waldorf School. He has served as a class teacher in the U.S., an adult educator in the U.K., and as Director of Waldorf Teacher Education at RSCT in Canada. His publications include The Waldorf Book of Blessings, Raising the Soul: Practical Exercises for Personal Development, Baking Bread with Children, and his latest book, Celebrate Passover.
Cost: $450
Gardening Teacher Training
June 22-26
Growing Sustainable Children
Willow Summer is the founder of City Slicker Farms and The Berkeley Basket as well as the coauthor of The Essential Urban Farmer. She completed her Waldorf teacher training in 2011 and currently runs Three Springs Community Farm, a biodynamic CSA and educational farm, with her husband.
Ronni Sands was the garden teacher at Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm for 32 years and taught herbal studies, basket weaving, cooking, landscape watercolor painting, and environmental studies. She is now teaching at Three Springs Community Farm. Ronni and Willow are the co-authors of Growing Sustainable Children: A Garden Teacher’s Guide.
Cost: $450
Public Workshops
To be announced soon.
